BIRDS OF TENASSERIM. 455 



[I only met with this species about the small creeks on the 

 Thatone plains, where they were in immense flocks, consisting 

 of many hundreds of birds ; they kept to the banks of the creeks, 

 and when disturbed flew on ahead, wheeled round, and flew back 

 and always re-settled on the banks of the creek. — W. D.] 



844.-— Squatarola helvetica, Lin . ( l ) . 



(Tonghoo, Earns.) Amherst. 



Never once seen by Davison, but obtained by Dr. Armstrong 

 at Amherst; can only be considered a rare straggler to the 

 coasts of the province. 



Ramsay possibly obtained it during migration. 



845.— Oharadius fulvus, Gm. (20). S.E., I., 228; II., 

 287. 



{Tonghoo, Earns.) Sifctang R.; Kedai-Keglay 5 Moulmein ; Amherst ; Yea; 

 Pabyin ; Mergui ; Pakchan; Bankasoon. 



A cold weather visitant, to the more open and cultivated 

 plains portions of the entire province. 



[This species is common, occurring in large flocks about fields 

 and other open places ; rice fields after they have been reaped are 

 perhaps its favorite haunts. It is only a winter visitant, leaving 

 in May. I have always found them very shy, rising before one 

 was hardly within gun-shot, with their well-known tweet- 

 tweet.— W. D.] 



846.— iEgialitis geoffroyi, Wagl. (7). 



Thatone Creek ; Amherst. 



Never met with by Davison, but obtained by our people 

 near Thatone, and at Amberst by Dr. Armstrong. A some- 

 what rare winter visitant to the coasts of the province . 



847.— iEgialitis mongolus, Pall. (35). 



Thatone Creek ; Sittang E. ; "Wauchoung ; Amherst ; Crab Island ; Mergui ; 

 Fakchan. 



A common cold weather visitant to the coast and the banks 

 of its estuaries throughout the province. 



I take this opportunity of noting that I doubt whether 

 uffigialitis placida, of G. R. Gray, really occurs in Burma. 



Quoting my remarks on this species, when I described it under 

 the name of tenuirostns, Mr. Blyth says : " A specimen of this 

 bird was believed by Dr. Jerdon to have been procured by him 

 in Burma, but he was not sure whether he obtained it on the 

 coast or inland." 



